this is about him

Have long been obsessed with Darren Macdonald's work, that you may better know as Cold After Midnight. This little beauty is his recent campaign for Ellery Resort Collection feat the always relevant Kim Noorda shot under the beautiful & unmistakeable Parisian light. le sighhhh

Photos: Darren Macdonald

faithful

Was impressed by the beautiful light in these portraits of Heleen Scholten (via FGR) enough to follow through to the photographers site...turns out I'm generally impressed by Saskia Wilsons work.








She see's simple, natural beauty and knows exactly how to place her subjects in those stumble upon pockets of natural light. Not only that, she so perfectly conveys the feeling of peace & tranquility you get when you're presented with a stunning landscape. Love.

Photos: Saskia Wilson

days gone by

*keepin it real with fluffy hair but so not ideal for picture taking

Some wonderful moments were had this weekend just gone. One being the time we spent on Saturday afternoon after the shop had shut and we were left with nothing but the 3pm sun, ciders, salad and sweet 90's disco tunes.
Other highlights include; the balmy night on a pretty rooftop with fairy lights and a spectacular view of the city, old friends, swimming in the ocean as the sky was grey and rain started to fall, chai to warm from said ocean swim, good company, brunching alongside Tobey Maguire and co, carrot cake cupcakes for my beautiful friend and her birthday picnic, afternoon sun, goodnight kisses & giggles.

How was your weekend?

x


Photos: Tim Ashton

the coffee stand

Film: The Selby for Zara feat Lucy Chadwick

fair vein

Ladies, If you're not sure if he likes you, just check his instagram....





Saturdays / Watsons Bay / Jasmine Dragon Eyes @ Youeni Provides / The clouds when he leaves
Zicos got a rig, I'm hungry on the job / waking up ugh / city scenes / on the job Hyde Park
Top knot / Magnums in bed / beeeachhh / when he used to creep me @ Youeni
My monster / JASMINE! / Nice view / On the job in a stair case
Sunshine beach / Noosa / In a bush, Surry Hills / Smiling universe

Photos: timjohntom - follow him for a live pictorial stream of my life. No but really follow him, he's good.

INSTAGRAM FOR ANDROIDS? Somebody please use your web power to make this happen.

yeah yeah yeah

Must say, Bazaar isn't one of my usual reads but this months deliciously warm Miranda Kerr  cover was just too glorious to not take a peek and see what the latest fuss (of Australias first ever Victorias Secret Angel) was about.


THIS is what.

But of course - shot by Simon Lekias.  Was pleasantly surprised to read the interview and find more than a few suggestions that  she was impatient and tired (but rightly so) throughout the brief interview. If she was smiling golden sunshine and offering tasty home baked organic vegan goods whilst breast feeding her baby boy after a full days work I would have been genuinely upset - no ones allowed to be so close to perfect, ruins it for the rest of us more normal folk.

Photos: Miranda Kerr for Harpers Bazaar November 11 by Simon Lekias

personified

 





Liu Wen werks it. Starting to notice this more and more, much like my long time notification of being more in love with Asian publications above all others. Vogue China, Vogue Nippon, Numero China, Elle China et al. They're that little bit off beat...but not in the way that other mags are when they're marching to their own sound and end up just presenting as dark and a little too twisted (and unnecessarily nude) for my liking.
 
Photos: Maciek Kobeilski for Numero China

//Bell's ringing? Maciek's cover shot of Abbey Lee holding a muffin with a crumb on her lip for The Journal feat back here

true II

Follow up of this Tim White post from a couple weeks back.

One of if not the most beautiful series of bubs I've ever seen.

Been thinking...

Things I need in life; travel & babies. And photo's of travel and babies. And really amazing healthy fresh food to eat whilst I travel with my babies, and my love. Yep I've decided that's it. There's obviously a few factors that need to be negotiated around this but instinctively these are my most basic (yet oh so complex) needs.

Photos: For Genea IVF by Tim White

let it be known

I nonchalantly declared my ignorance of the name 'Ruven Afandor' when the boy mentioned Ruven is in town and borrowing gear from his studio (to shoot Janet Jackson no less). Turns out it's kinda a big deal as I am now finding that he is one of the leading editorial & celebrity portrait photographers the world has to offer these days. Oops.





His editorials are like the final products of my unactualised, subconscious day dreams. His portraits are laced with an opinionated and dominating visual language that have the subjects taking on a character that is their unguarded self plus just that little bit more.








Whatever he does it unmistakeably and recognisably his own.

Photos: Ruven Afanador

bonjour

Who saw Midnight in Paris and fell in love with Lea Seydoux after shockingly being snapped out of the long dreamy affair you'd had with Rachel McAdams as the perfect woman? Me.


...only to be set straight by this. Oh Rachel. You are a dream boat.

But wait that's not the point, the point is the image of Lea for the Prada capsule jewellery collection/resort campaign. I have to admit the campaign as a whole didn't quite meet my soaring expectations but in my books that one image alone gives it enough credit to ride on the wave of it's hype.

Images: Prada 2012 Resort shot by Steven Meisel, Lea Seydoux, Woody Allen & Rachel McAdams at Cannes for Midnight in Paris